Western Kansas world., 1887-12-10

render something for the public good, and
to avert disaster, their patriotism as well as
grateful recollection of the advantages al
ready afforded should lead them to willingly
cooperate No demand is made that they
shall forego all the benefits of government
al regards, but they cannot fail to be al.
monished of their duty as well as their en-
hghtened self interest and safety when they
are reminded of the fact that financial panic
and collapse, to which the present condition
tends, afford no greater shelter or protection
| to our manufacturers than to our other inn
portant enterprises. An opportunity for
safe, careful and deliberate reform is now
offered, and none of us should be unmindful
OF the time when an abused and irritated
people, needless of those who have resisted
timely and reasonable relief, may insist up
on radical and sweeping rectifcation of
their wrongs.
DuFIcULTIEssTo OVERCOME.
The difficulty attending wise and fair re-
vision of our tariff laws is not under-esti-
mared. It will require on the part of the
congress great labor and care, and espe-
cially broad and national contemplation
OF the subject, and patriotic disregard of
such local and selfish claims as are unrea-
sonable and reckless of the welfare of the
entire countr. Under our presentlaws more
than ZOO articles are subject to duty. Many
OF these do not in any way compete with our
OWA AAoDu4oCtuIS6 tuu udkly 6T6 u6ISl1y
worth attention as subjects of revenue. A
considerable reduction can be made in the
aggregate by adding them to the free. list
The taxation of Injuries presents no features
of hardship; but the necessaries of life used
and consumed by all the people, the duty upon
which adds to the cost of living in every home,
should be greatly cheapened. The radical
reduction of the duties imposed upon raw
material used in manufactures, or its free
lmnArtQt1nn nf n SYnn0rfoY,f fo0
tor in any effort to reduce the price of these
necessaries; it would not only relieve them
from the increased cost caused by the tariff
on such material, but the manufactured pro-
duct being thus cheapened. That part of
the tariff now laid upon such product as q
comparation to our manufactures for the
present price of raw material could be ac-
cording modified. Such reduction or free
importation would serve beside to largely
reduce the revenue. It is not apparent
how such 8 change can have any in
furious effect upon our manufactures
On the contrary it would appear to give
them better chance in foreign markets
with the manufacturers of other countries
who cheaper their wares by free material.
of extending their sales beyond the limits of
home consumption, saving them from the
depression, interruption in business and loss
caused by glutted domestic market, and
affording their employees more certain and
steady labor, with its resulting quiet an(
contentment.
PARTIsANsHIP SHOULD BE FORGOTTEN.
The question thus imperatively presented
for solution should be approached in q spirit
higher than partisanship and considered in
the light of that regard for patriotic duty
which should characterize the action of
those insrusted with the wealth of
confding people. But the obligation
to declare party policy and principle is not
wanting to urge prompt and effective action.
Both of the great political parties now rep
resented in the government have, by re-
peated and authoritative declarations, con-
den. ned the condition of our Laws which
permit the collection from the people of un-
necessary revenues and have, in the most
solemn manner promised its corrections; and
neither as citizens nor partisans are our coun-
trymen in a mood to condone the deliberate
violation of these pledges. Our progress
toward wise conclusion will not be i'm
proved by dwelling upon the theories of pro-
lection and free trade. This savors too
much of bandying epithets. It is q condi-
tion which confronts us-not theory.
Relief from this condition may involve q
light reduction of the advantages which we
award our hOrne pro- 2uction, but the entire
Withdrawal Af lvantages shopld po4
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